diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index e7e8bc2..3577b30 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import mongoose, {
   SchemaOptions,
   AnyObject,
 } from "mongoose";
-import { v4 as uuidv4, validate as uuidValidate } from "uuid";
+import { validate as uuidValidate } from "uuid";
 import { Buffer } from "buffer";
 
 class UUIDSchemaType extends Schema.Types.UUID {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 202338b..02a0fd1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose-uuid-ts",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mongoose-uuid-ts",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.0.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bson": "^5.3.0",
         "mongoose": "^7.3.0",
         "util": "^0.12.5",
+        "uuid": "^9.0.0",
         "uuid-parse": "^1.1.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -3939,6 +3940,14 @@
         "which-typed-array": "^1.1.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MXcSTerfPa4uqyzStbRoTgt5XIe3x5+42+q1sDuy3R5MDk66URdLMOZe5aPX/SQd+kuYAh0FdP/pO28IkQyTeg==",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/uuid-parse": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid-parse/-/uuid-parse-1.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2524b4..d053c3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "bson": "^5.3.0",
     "mongoose": "^7.3.0",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
+    "uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "uuid-parse": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {